Around average
IMD England
3
Crime · Jan '26
—
Avg property price
—
Annual change
South West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for GL16 7LX
Cinderford and Ross-on-Wye
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
GL16 7LX
Coordinates
51.7751, -2.5931
Grid reference
SO591086
Easting
359,175
Northing
208,662
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C3VQCG4+3Q
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
Travel to Work
Cinderford and Ross-on-Wye
ITL Region
Forest of Dean
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
17156
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 17156 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
Property sales · GL16 7LX
HM Land Registry · Forest of Dean
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Police Recorded Crime near GL16 7LX
Crime trends · near GL16 7LX
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearFeb '24 – Jan '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1050
Feb '24Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Jan '26
2
YoY stable
ASB
630
Feb '24Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Jan '26
0
YoY -100%
Vehicle Crime
210
Feb '24Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Jan '26
0
YoY stable
Burglary
210
Feb '24Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Jan '26
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
420
Feb '24Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Jan '26
1
YoY stable
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.96.1%
+ other · 3.9%
Religion
Christian48.0%
No religion43.8%
Not answered6.8%
Other religion1.2%
+ other · 0.2%
Age groups
50–6423.4%
35–4916.3%
65–7416.2%
25–349.5%
75–849.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.1%
Households
All members 66+16.3%
Any member 66+14.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.2%
Other11.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.2%
+ 8 other households · 33.3%
Administrative Information
Forest of Dean
Local Authority
Council AreaForest of Dean E14001240
Constituency
E14001240Gloucestershire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Newland & Sling
Constituency code
E14001240
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
West Dean
International Territorial Level
Forest of Dean
Health & NHS
South West
Health Authority
Serving Gloucestershire
NHS ScotlandSomerset, Wiltshire, Avon and Gloucestershire
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South West
NHS Region
South West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Gloucestershire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Gloucestershire ICB - 11M
Cancer Alliance
Somerset, Wiltshire, Avon and Gloucestershire
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Forest of Dean 008C E01022264
E01022264MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Forest of Dean 008 E02004633
E02004633LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Forest of Dean 008C E01022264
E01022264MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Forest of Dean 008 E02004633
E02004633Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural village E1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1
Sun & Time Information
4:04 AM
Sunrise
8:26 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:04 AM
Sunset (today)
8:26 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode GL16 7LX introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural village E1. IMD England rank: 17156
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1. LSOA E01022264 and MSOA E02004633 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode GL16 7LX is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near GL16 7LX
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Ellwood Primary School
Gloucestershire · GL16 7LY
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Coalway Primary School
Gloucestershire · GL16 7HL
Good
1.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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